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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
2332 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
9 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
9.2% |
3.4% |
215 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
49.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
28.6 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
% |
62.3% |
|
307 |
Part-time farms |
% |
34.7% |
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171 |
Other farms |
% |
3.0% |
|
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
7915 |
2698 |
Family labour |
79.6% |
66.6% |
6299 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
20.4% |
33.4% |
1616 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
30310 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.2% |
14.5% |
58 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.7% |
26.6% |
207 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
3.8% |
1.3% |
1160 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
95.3% |
57.1% |
28885 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
9878 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
84.7% |
90.0% |
10699 |
158 |
Horses |
1.4% |
1.3% |
143 |
2 |
Pigs |
5.4% |
5.7% |
1763 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
1.9% |
1.7% |
1239 |
17 |
Poultry |
6.7% |
1.3% |
164250 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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